“The main characters in this story, with whom you want to become intimate, are nowhere near here. They aren't expecting you; you mean nothing to them. If you think they're going to get out of their warm beds and travel miles to meet you, you are mistaken.”

“Can miles truly separate you from friends… If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?”

“There's something sad about people going to bed. You can see they don't give a damn whether they're getting what they want out of life or not, you can see they don't even try to understand what we're here for. They just don't care.”

“Young children simply aren't interested in Fermat. They just want to hear a story and they're not going to let you do anything else.”

“Pay attention to where you are going because without meaning you might get nowhere.”

“You need me? You yell. You want to leave? We go. I'll get you out of here, no matter what.”

“No matter how big or soft or warm your bed is, you still have to get out of it.”

“If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing.”

“But it isn't easy,' said Pooh. 'Because Poetry and Hums aren't things which you get, they're things which get you. And all you can do is to go where they can find you.”

“Parents are like God because you wanna know they're out there, and you want them to think well of you, but you really only call when you need something.”